Loading device



V. H BROWN.

LOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, 1920.

Patented July 19, 19211.,

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LOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILEDv NOV. 30. 1-920.

Patented July 19, 1921 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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VERNON H. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

marine DEVICE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 30, 1920. Serial No. 427,448.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VanNoN I-l. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Loadin Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device intended, primarily, though not exclusively,

moving the conveyer frame from the vehicle.

Another feature of the invention resides in theprovision of a chute which is adjustable, Ipreferably, in both vertical and horiplanes, and which receives the mate rial from the conveyer and distributes the same over the receiving bed.

Other features and objects of the invention, such as the provision of releasable means for holding the conveyer frame adjacent the vehicle bed, means for limiting the movement of the conveyor frame away from the bed, and the construction of the conveyer, will become obvious from a reading of the following description and an inspection of the accompanying drawings, wherein there is disclosed and described one form of a device in which the inventionmay be embodied.

In the drawings:

. Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a portion of a truck showing the loading device applied thereto. i

Fig. 2 is a horizontal cross sectional view on the line22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the operating mechanism for the conveyer,

Fig. 4, is a cross sectional view of the chute device onthe line 44 of F1 2,

Fig. 5 is abottom plan view of the stationary funnel member, and

-Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through.

the chute supporting track showing theclamp for the chute.

, Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description, 10 indicates, generally, a vehicle which may be of any type, having, in the present instance, supported upon its chassis 11 a receiving chamber 12, which is movably mounted upon the chassis so that the material may be dumped therefrom. The receiving chamber is shown as pivoted to the chassis at 13 and the vehicle is provided with hoisting mechanism 14, whereby the receiving bed may be swung upwardly about its pivot.

Positioned adjacent the receivingbed, and in the drawings shown as at the side of the same, is a conveyer frame 15 which comprises the vertically extending side strips 16, 17 connected by cross pieces 18, and further strengthened by diagonally extending braces 19 running between the cross strips 18. The vertically extending side strips 17 are pivotally connected at their lower ends 20 to horizontally extending frame )ortions 21 running beneath the receiving ed and secured at 22 to the chassis of the vehicle. Upon the conveyer frame may be mounted any suitable form of conveyer mechanism which, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, comprises a pair of traveling chains 23, 24, having secured thereto a material receiving bucket 25. The .conveyer chains traverse the lower sprockets 26 fixedly secured upon a shaft 27, which has hearings in brackets 28 depending from the horizontal frame members 21 and extend upwardly to top sprockets 29 mounted upon a shaft 30 in the upper end of the side strips 16 and 17. Idlers 31 may be positioned above the lowerv sprockets 2G and idlers 32 below the top sprockets 29 in order to guide the downward run of the chain.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the conveyer is shown as positioned in a vertical plane at the side of the receiving bed, and releasable means should be rovided for maintaining the conveyer in tiis position. In the drawings U- shaped latches 34 are positioned in the central frame cross strip 18 so as to fit over the top edge of the recelvingehamber side wall and accomplish this purpose. Obviously, when it, is desired to permit the conveyer frame to swing away from the receiving ed so that the latter may be moved-to dump the llatenteill July MD, 1921.

provision of means for distributi 45 wardly to each side of the.

2 and 6), which may, at any time, be clamped 6 Inorder that the outward swingingmovement of the conveyer frame ma, be 1 an arm 36 may be secured tot e slde str1p-- mited,

16 SFig. 2) and have at its end a pin 37cm. ten ing into a slot 38 in the frame str1p 21.

10 Obviously, when the conveyer frame swings around a pulley 64 revolubly mounted upon shaft 58. Upon therear end of shaft 55 is fixedly secured a pulley 65 which, through belt 66, is adapted to rotate pulley 67 revolubly mounted upon shaft 58. U on the rear end of shaft58 is fixedly secure a pulley 68 which, throu h belt 69, drives a pulle 70 fixedly secure upon the lower sprocket s aft 27, and drives t e conveyer chains. From the above description it will be apparent away from the receiving bed *its outward timt t ti f h ft 55 from the meter movement will cease when the pin'37 reaches the end of its guide slot.

ill drive the ,two loose pulleys 64 and 67 uponshaft 58 in opposite directions. Either j .The invention is also characterized by the. f th y ll may b nnected to the rial about the receiving bed, and in the drawings there is shown securedto the upper end 1 of the conveyer frame a funnel 39 connected to the side strips 16 and 17 by means of brackets 40. Beneath the funnel, which,,it

- will be observed, is positioned above the receiving bed when the conveyer frame is in vertical osition, is positioned achute 41 which is 1n the form of a pan-like member.

2'6 This chute is pivotallysecured, at each'side to upwardly extending arms 42 by means 0 threaded pins 43 extending through the bracket, clampin nuts 44 being secured to y the outer ends 0 the pins to secure the pan so in any selected pivotal adjustment. .The upends of the arms 42 are laterally and e A o wnwardly bent, as at 45, and have mounted therein rollers 46 which rideu on an annular track 47 positioned aroun the funnel 39 and supported by bracket. arms 48\ extendm outwardl from the wall of the fun- "nelt will be 0 vious that the chute supporting arms 42, by riding u on the track.

47 ,permit an adjustment oft e chute 41 in a horizontal pl ne, and to secure the arms in any selected horizontal adjustment, a pair of parallel clamping bars 49, 50 maybe secured to one of the arms 42' at their lower and upends 51 and extend rearwardly 7 (F 4 igs.

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hicle. a driving mechanism which is intended to be 55' operated from the vehicle'motor.

'55 indicates a shaft 'suc as th e counter shaft of the vehicle, hav ng bearings in brackets -'56 depending from the chassis.

, Paralleling this'shaft are two counter shafts 61 57 and 58 supported in brackets 59, also, de-

ending from the chassis." The shaft 57 has xedly. securcdthereto a spur gear 60 mesh-,-

ing with a spur ear 61 fixedly secured u 'on the counter sha t 55, and has, also, a pu ley 6 6 62 traversed by a drive belt 63 passing ted means 0 erable from the motor of t e ve eferrmg'to Fig. 3, there is shown 1 ngthemateb shaft 58 for driving the same by means 'of a clutch 71s1idably ke ed to the shaft 58, and operable by means 0 a shiftin arm 72 having a forked end 73 engaging t e clutch and pivotally connected to an operating lever he operating lever may be used to,ma1nta1n the clutch in neutral position so that the conveyer is not oerated, or .may be moved to the right or is as shown in igs. '1 and '3, to cause either upward olr downward movement of the conveyer mechanism.

In 0 eratin the device in orderto load the ve icle, t e conveyer frame is'maintained in the position in which it is shown in Figs. 1 and 2by means of the latches 34. The receptacle 25, which will ordinarily be of sufiicient size to receive the contents of an ash can or the like will be-normally in its 1 'wered posit'ons own inthe views. When the material to be deposited into the receiving chamber is placed 111 the bucket 25 the shifting lever 74 will beoperated to .throwthe clutch into' engagementwith. the

pulley 64, whereupon the bucket will be carshown in Fi .52 and'its contents emptied through the i v 7 which will direct the material to the bed 0 the receiving chamber. After the contents of the bucket has been em tiedthe clutch will be operated to reverse t c drive and the bucket will be lowered to the full line posi-, tion shownin Fig. 2. As'difierent parts of the bed of the receiving chamber become filled the-chute 41 will be adjusted about its ivots 43 in ,a .vertical plane, and will also eadjusted in a horizontal plane b rotatin the arms 42 about-the track 4 these W en,the receiving chamber has been filled and itis desired to dum ,.the material thereadiustments being made when desired. I

from the latches 34 wil be lifted and the v conereyer -frame' swung outwardly to the dot line osltion shown in Fig. 2. .The

hoisting mec anism 14 may then be operated I .to swing the receivihg chamber12 upwardly aboutits pivot 13, and after the material has been dumped the receiving chamber will- 'be-returned to its normal position anxl the conveyer .swungjnwardly td the full line position'shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

It will, of course, be understood that while I have shown and described a specific mechanism in detail, the invention is not limited to the structural details shown for the specific mechanism shown in the drawings might be materially modified without departing from the scope of the invention, which is more definitely defined in the following claims.

Ilavi'ngv fully described my invention, what if claim is: i

1. The combination with a vehicle having a material receiving bed, of'a conveyer frame secured to the vehicle chassis and adapted to ing bed, a conveyer on said frame, meansfor operating said conveyer, .and releasable means for holding said conveyor and. its frame in position adjacent the receiving bed whereby the conveyer may deposit material. thereupon.

2. The combination with a vehicle having a movable material receiving bed, of a conveyer frame secured to the vehicle chassis and adapted to be moved pivotallytoward and away from the receiving bed, a conveyer on saidframe, means for operating said conveyer, and releasable means for holding said conveyer and its fram in osition adjacent the receiving bed where y the conveyer may deposit material thereupon.

3. The combination with a vehicle having a movable material receiving bed, of a conveyer frame secured to the vehicle chassis and adapted to be moved pivotally toward and away from the receiving-bed, a conveyer on said frame, means for operating said conveyer, means for limiting the movement of said frame away from the receiving bed, and releasable means for holding said conveyer and its frame in position adjacent the reoeiv-. ing bed whereby the conveyer may deposit material thereupon. j

4. The combination with a vehicle having a material receivin bed, of a conveyer frame secured to t e vehicle chassisand adapted to be moved toward and away from the receiving bed, a conveyer on said frame, means for operating said conveyer, a chute positioned above the receiving bed to receive material from said conveyer and adjustable in a verticallane whereby the material'may be distributed aboutsaid receiving bed, and releasable means for holding said conveyer 55 and its frame in position adjacent the receiving bed whereby the conveyer may deposit material thereupon.

5; The combination with a vehicle having a movable material receiving bed, of a conveyer frame secured to the vehicle chassis and adapted to be moved toward and away from the receiving bed, a conveyer on said frame, means for operating said conveyer/a chute positioned above the receiving bed to to receive material from said conveyer and ad be moved toward and away from the receiv-[secured to said frame and adapted'to be p0- justable in both vertical and horizontal planes whereby the material may be distributed about said receiving bed, and re lcasable means for holding said conveyor and its framein position adjacent the receiving bed whereby the conveyer may deposit material thereupon. 1

(i. The combination with a vehicle having a movable material receiving bed, of a conveyer frame secured to the vehicle chassis and adapted to be moved toward and away from the receiving bed, a conveyer on said frame, means for operating said conveyor, a vertically and horizontally adjustable chute EU sitioned over the receiving bed when the conveyer frame is in position thereagainst, and releasable means for holding said conveyer and its frame in position adjacent the receiving bed whereby the conveyer may deposit material thereupon.

7 The combination with a vehicle having a material receiving bed movable to permit the'dumping of material therefrom, of a conveyer frame secured to the vehicle chassis and adapted to be moved toward and away from the receiving bed, a traveling chain and bucket conveyer on said frame, means for operating said conveyer, a vertically and horizontally adjustable chute on'said frame adapted to be positioned above thereceiving bed when the frame is in position adjacent the bed, means for limiting the movement ofsaid frame away from the receiving bed, and releasable means for holding said frame in position adjacent the bed.

8. A vehicle loading device comprising a conveyer frame adapted to be positioned in a vertical lane adj acenta vehicle, means for securing tie frame to a vehicle chassis so that it is movable toward and away from the vehicle body, means for holding the conveyer frame in substantially vertical position at the side of a vehicle body, means for limiting the movement of the frame awa from the body, and means for operating t 1e conveyer. i

9. A device as specified in claim 8, said conveyer frame having a vertically and herizontally adjustable chute secured thereto so as to be positioned above the receiving bed of avehicle when the conveyer frame is in substantially vertical position.

10. A device as specified in claim 8, said. conveyer frame having a vertically and horizontally adjustable chute secured thereto so as to be positioned above the receiving bed of a vehicle when the conveyer frame is in substantially vertical position, and a funnel located above said chute to direct the material thereto.

11. The combination with a vehicle having a movable material receiving bed, of a conveyerframe secured to the vehicle chassis i and adapted to be moved toward and away M0 V L I ,from the rece1v1ng bed, a conveyerg on said frame, means for operatmg sald conveyor, a

vertically and horizontally adjustable chute secured to said frame and adapted to be po- 5 sitioned over the receiving bed when the conveyer frame is in positron thereagainst, a

funnel secured to the frame above said my hand. v I VERNON BROWN. 

